EU Child Safety Panel Rejects Biometric Age Checks in Favour of Zero-Knowledge Proofs
The expert panel advising the European Commission on child safety online has recommended an EU-wide floor keeping under-13s off social media, and it wants the…
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Von der Leyen Signals EU Social Media Age Rules, With Age Verification App as a Tool
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will propose rules on children’s access to social media after the summer, pointing to the bloc’s…
Bulgaria’s GERB Proposes Under-16 Social Media Limits With a Digital Age-Check Wallet
Bulgaria’s GERB party has submitted a bill that would bar children under 16 from social networks and verify users’ ages through a state-issued digital identity…
IETF Draft Maps the Technical Tradeoffs of Age Verification
A new document circulating through the Internet Engineering Task Force tries to pin down what age verification actually costs. Titled “Age Verification…
ID Tech Digest – June 23, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Match Group’s…
ID Tech Digest – June 18, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Infosys Reported…
Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Set a Minimum Social Media Age of 16 With Age Assurance
Canada has introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, proposed legislation that would create a new digital-safety framework and set a minimum age of 16…
ID Tech Digest – June 15, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Opendock Adds…
UK Plans Under-16 Social Media Ban, Putting Age Assurance at the Center
The UK government says it will bar social media platforms from offering their services to users under 16, a move that turns on the question of how platforms…
Ireland Signals Social Media Age Verification Tied to Public Service Numbers
Ireland is preparing to bring social media age-verification plans to Cabinet, with Tánaiste Simon Harris saying the country should follow the United Kingdom’s…